Laces In Podcast: Episode 5

out from last week. We'll touch on that later. But first, dad to be because Alex, yeah, I know a spoiler spoiler alert, it was myself. I actually picked the Bengals, which Eric and Alex picked in my act in my money suicide pool outside of this podcast, so I'm still alive in real life in the show. In the show, I got knocked out, so I picked the Cardinals who suffered a loss to the division arrival l a Rams. But first is uh, yeah, you gotta got a haircut.

Yeah it looks good, thanks man, faded action. I try to keep it clean. And this is my typical about five every five six weeks, so right around five to six weeks. It's pretty long time, isn't it. Yeah, my hair doesn't grow as fast as it used to. About that, Are you taking a dig at yourself? No? I think I still got relatively full head of hair. Now. Bottom line is your hair. Your hairline moves back when you get older. You'll experience that. But I'm not going bald

by any means. Well, all right, and something to look forward to. People can check out the videos on New York just that I'm not a bald man, and they're not done anything wrong with being balled my head before I really had before. Wait, you've shaved your head? Oh sure, I would love to see a photo of you with

a shaved head. Oh yeah. When I was playing hockey at the University of Maryland at one night, uh shave shaved the head picked It actually scared a couple of roommates coming home because it was a scary sight, you know. All right, all right, too bad, We don't have a too bad. No one can see that photo. But I do want to see. I've done it in a couple of times, the big action, like the big action with the beard as well, the big action with the beard,

that must be a site to see. We're just talking about the beard comes back when after Thanksgiving around Thanksgiving. Around Thanksgiving, all right, something it's not no shave November or it is, well for some people it is. I'm all in for you personal I'm all into charity causes bottom line, but I'm not a mustache guy. All right, were quick, you probably could grow a mustache. You got some darkness. I don't think it would fill out pretty nice. I think my dad used to have a massive beard

in college. People people actually thought he looked like Charles Manson unfortunately, which is like I would say, shave the beard, Mr Greenberg. Yeah, I mean it's gone now, oh my god. But I'll show you know that and now after the show. But I was thinking about this the other day. By the way, I like your office again. Today. I was gonna say, if you got the nice work, these are just shirt blue pants. They're not smurf pants with the

black shoes. I wouldn't know what to do with the black shoes, either black or brown, right, I think there's pretty normal purple socks on as as No, they're great they shirt, Um, oh my god, we're moving Horde pants. I can't catch a break. You know. I think you could go with either, or you're going to do brown shoes with that too. I think I'm just going to black pants. I'm wearing black pants and a white shirt every day now because I can't walk in this office.

I think you look good. You look good like you just came out of Starbucks at a Starbucks. Yeah, I want to dunkin Donnas today. Okay, great, funking spices back, We're going. We're going to the rails right now, We're going to Pittsburgh. I don't know what is here. I'm what am I gonna do? Talk about facial hair? I can't grow a beard. Sorry, I don't think that would

do much. Think let's move on to Pittsburgh. Here again, the Jets one o'clock this Sunday, hines Field looking to go two and three now on the season and e A. All eyes are on the New York Jets right now. You know, media capital in the world, New York, big market. All eyes in this matchup tend to point to Antonio Brown in the New York Jets secondary. But throughout this week, the Jets have seemed extremely confident. From the headman up top Todd Bowls throughout the locker room. What do you do?

What do you think of this? What do you take this last year? Obviously the Jets had a bit of a rough stretch, but they ended up tennis. Do you write about that? Right? So there were one in four between weeks seven and eleven. They were left for dead after the Houston game. I mentioned this multiple times this week. There were five and five. Then they went on a five game winning streak that actually began with the win over the Miami Dolphins at MetLife Stadium. We knew the

schedule was gonna be tough before the year started. I think Kansas City was an anomaly in the sense that the Jets are not going to turn the ball over eight times again in a game. Okay, Now, if we were betting people, which we are not, I would say that's not gonna happen again. Todd Bowles did say that the Jets took some strides last week, and I would agree with that. They didn't get the victory, but they did a lot of good things against the Seahawks. Have

no moral victories in this league. Bottom line. They had a chance to get back in that game in the fourth quarter. Unfortunately, turn the ball over three times. Russell Wilson was tremendous, but when you look at this matchup Ethan, I think it's gonna be on the offense as far as they got to find a way to produce some points and get the defense some help. Conversely, we know the defense has to stop the big place. Yes, we've heard that ad nauseum. I talked to Marcus Gilcristal about it.

Here's a little plug Jet spotlight this week with the Jets quarterback of the secondary, Marcus gilcrist The other thing the defense can do is give it get a takeaway or to to set the offense off and play some more complimentary football. But I don't think the Jets are too far away. And don't get alarmed by the fact that Pittsburgh went off on Kansas City every week. As you both are learning, is a new season and even on the fans see the Jets struggling team was lost

two in a row and the world is ending. That's not the way it is in the locker room. And you both have been in the locker room, right and yeah, I'll piggyback on that. We were in the Ethan and myself. We're in the locker room. I didn't see you yesterday. I think you had a came in there like, oh yeah, you were sitting down with um Gilly. But we were all in the locker room yesterday and those guys were been It was bumping the energy. It was so great.

They were laughing, they were joking around and they said, I said, what's going on you guys, And they said, we had a good practice. We had a good practice. And I believe Brandon Marshall was that. Brandon Marshall, he said, it's been the best practice they've had all seasons. So those guys are not down. They don't think this season is over. They're confident they can turn this around. Um,

you know, and hopefully they turned around on Sunday in Pittsburgh. UM. Back to the fits thing, like, all those interceptions are not on him. A lot of the balls were tipped. Um. He tried to force a lot of things to spark the offense. So you know, Brandon Marshall said he had his quarterbacks back. He said, you know, it's not all unfits. So you know, I think they can turn this thing around.

They should take the lead Ethan and Alex. They should take the lead from Brandon and guys like Steve McLendon, a veterans going back to Pittsburgh this week and their rattitudes, and I think this team isn't the right frame of mind no matter what's happening outside. I think Todd Bowles has I'm prepared for this week. I would agree with you. And just just being in the locker room yesterday, you can kind of sense that spirits obviously weren't down. It was.

It was a rather loud locker room yesterday. And you know, there's not a Jets nation like you guys are in the locker room every day. You don't see this kind of stuff. But take a deep breath. You know, e A just said it last week or last year. Excuse me. The Jets were five and five at a tough stretch weeks seven to eleven, brink of the playoffs, one game away from the playoffs. It's it is a long season. Granted, it's it's a little it's a sour taste right now

because it's the beginning of the season. It's an early season. Well there's no doubt about it, but early season hole. It's not a monstrous hole by any means. Again, I talked about this on the radio show Inside the Jets seven o'clock at Calandra's they had a good They always have good food. Come on buy, I'll buy. I'll purchase you the mill free though, isn't the food free um for Jets and boys? It's free? Oh it is, Yes,

I didn't know that. Always a lot of people go get their free me I always pump more money into the economy. If you all want to stop up your support for the I always listened to you. I actually listened to you on the radio, but on the way home. What I'd say it too, is that you know Kansas City started one and five a year ago, Jets. I was here in two thousand two when the Jets started two and five and Hermandward said, what do you play for? You play to win the game. Listen, there's a lot

of season left to your faults. Didn't they go one and four during a stretch last year and then they came back from that, So it's possible. People, So everyone take a deep breath. It's okay. I understand the concern that Pittsburgh has talent, because every I mean every team

has talent. Let's be real. And and Tonio Brown and Ben Roethlisberger have wh who said it that it was the best chemistry they've ever seen in the locker room that I was not in yesterday, but I was there for Calvin Pryor did say that you were sitting down in the size that it's the best chemistry they've seen. But and you know this kinmistry has ever seen between a quarterback and a wide receiver. Came back in a

big way. Oh my god, yards and only one carries, so it's not like he ran them all thirty times. Great challenge ahead to to flip to flip the script here, let's go fits against the Pittsburgh defense here. I know Alex and Alex we were talking about this a little bit before. You you see some potential. Yeah, they have the thirty ranked passing defense, so they can potentially take advantage of this. Hopefully. I'm gonna I'm gonna put you

on the spot here. Who's someone that you expect to break out for this Jets offense or you're looking that you think they're gonna be. I'm hoping Port gets back on track. Um and again, I hope he gets a lot. I feel like I want them bull to be intertwined at the same time, like it's either one or yeah, So I want the ball to be working at the same time. That's what I'm thinking. Yeah, you have anybody that you that you have your eyes on. Well, yeah,

there's a few things. That's what's happening up front with the offensive line. Uh is Winner's back this week? I can't remember what the injury report was on Wednesday. You know, he suffered a head injury against the Seahawks. So that Brent Quality, who've been alternating at right tech. What about Eye Gilanna, he came in, he started playing right guard next Hi Jolanna and at the wide receiver position. We know that Deck's got partially torn rotator Coffee did not

practice Wednesday. If he's not able to go, the young kids have to continue to take steps forward, and that's Robbie Anderson, Toron peaked, Tron peek out and then the last week and a fortuitous at two yard uh fumble recovery and to paydirt. But the bottom line is Steelers are gonna do everything they can to try to take away fifteen. Take away Brandon Marshalls. So you're gonna need contributions elsewhere. And Elx made a good point about the

running backs. Sometimes it's not necessarily where you gotta run the ball first, and then the passing game is gonna come. Maybe the passing games sets up running lanes for Forte Blah Paula. Bla. Paula has had twelve combined receptions the past two games. The Jestska moved the ball on the Steelers again. It's finishing inside the red zone and it's

bowl security. But my eyes are on Robbie Anderson, who split up to the number three spot against Seattle, almost had that deep ball on the home sideline against Deshaan Shed of the Seattle Seahawks. And I think that throughout his short career here Robbie Anderson. I wrote about this yesterday and on New York Chats dot com, But I think Robby Anderson, whatever the challenges, he seems to rise to the occasion with every step. First it was his

consistency in practice. Then he led the NFL in preseason receiving yards. And now he has an opportunity to really make an impact on the biggest level to date in that in a regular season matchup for the New York Jets. And this is really where it will count more so than preseason and training camp for obvious reasons, because direct it deeply affects the record and your chance of making the playoffs. So I actually think Robby Anderson is going to connect for with a one forty plus yard play.

That's my big prediction. He just likes and he always is one step ahead of the guy. He just needs to hold onto that ball when he's taking a hit. He has, he has a knack for somehow keep He keeps pushing and he keeps creating things. He paid off so far, and I have high hopes for him, and I think that well he get a forty plus yarder against the comfort level should be better. And also these practice erupts people at home don't I cannot account I

think sometimes how important practice reps are. Deck went out last week, so they basically had a week where Robby Anderson shifts from five to three. Tron peak is active. So those guys got three days of practice. They're out there on Sunday. Now it's three more days of practice. So I think that FITS should have some more comfortability with these guys, and they should be learning the exact route, placements where the guy is gonna be thrown the ball,

and things like that. So what's happening on the field this week? Is very important, but the Jets have to finish against the Steelers. Got to give their defense some help. And the bottom line is I expect the defensive play better against the deep ball. I love it if they could come up with a takeaway or two because you gotta play complimentary football to one on the road. This is laces In, Ethan Greenberg, Alex Shimo, and Eric Allen

here discussing New York Jets football right now. Jets traveling, well, they're not right out traveling, but this week they will be traveling to Hinesfield Sunday one pm. Again, the Jets looking to go two and three on the season, and real quick before we table the Steelers talk is Steve McClendon, who the former Pittsburgh Steeler played there six years, first

year with the New York Jets. His emotions yesterday and his in his locker room pressor where you could tell that he was excited that it was going to be an interesting feeling. So I'm gonna ask you guys, put yourselves in his shoes, being going back to Pittsburgh, the team that gave you a chance to live your dream in the NFL. Now you're playing them. What's going through your mind, Alex take that she spent a lot of time with Steve McClendon lately. She was cooking with them

last But he's actually such an awesome dude. Um. I mean, I think that he's got to be going in with his head lit on fire. He just wants to tear it up. I mean, he's still obviously has love for you know, his former teammates and coaches and everything. But I mean, if it was me, I would want to just light light it up and go off. And I think he's going to be playing with his head on fire. Sometimes you worry about guys with their emotions because they can get way too high. I think mclennen is a

very mature guy. And even though he is going to be very emotional, everything he talks about Pittsburgh, it wasn't a bad breakup or anything like that. He's very complimentary with the organization. He has friends over there and teammates and things like that. With that being said, he's very happy to be here. He fits in tremendously with a defensive line where their favorite more of it's in a tax system instead of two gap, and maybe in Pittsburgh a little bit he's one gap and he's getting up

the field a little bit. And the Jets defensive line again, it's gonna be on them every week. We're gonna talk about that right now. The best four players that Todd Bowls are trying is trying to get on the field is a front seven, you know. So you're always gonna see a lot of times you gonna see mcclennan out there with Leo Mohamma Wokekers and Sheldon Richardson. So those guys have to be dom and mcleanna is going to be ready, ready to go. And I don't worry about

his motion. Yeah, he said yesterday in the locker room that he'll talk to his friends after the game. But until that point, it's all. It's all game. It's game time. It's game time, and it's game time right now because we're going to the suicide picks real quick, Alex, all right, I'm gonna say this before e A even says a thing. So there's no h I'm gonna go. I'm gonna take the Monday night game. I'm gonna take Carolina at home.

Who are they playing, Tampa Bay? Okay? Well that was quick, Okay, Well, not now. So then your part is Arizona at San Francisco, Washington at Baltimore, New England at Cleveland, Philadelphia at Detroit, Chicago at Indie, Tennessee at Miami, Houston, Minnesota, UM Jets at Pittsburgh, Atlanta Falcons at Denver, since He at Dallas, Buffalo at UM the Rams, give me Arizona, Give me Arizona. That's a Thursday night game. That's tonight. I'll get it

out of the way. Tonight they'll beat San Francisco. Oh yeah, remember who picked? I like Thursday night games. You like that? No, I'm just letting you. I don't know if you know the Carson Palmer is not playing tonight. I like Arizona. Fratisco aren't playing. I'm gonna all right, what about? And then the final is San Diego at Oakland, Giants at Packers. How do you guys not pick the Paths over the Browns, the return of Tom Brady. Well maybe down the line

I used the Patriots. Yeah, I want to say, I'm telling you tonight thirty, when I'm sleeping, Arizona will have beaten San Crisco. Okay, all right? That and and that is that is a fact is what you're saying. It's not even a question, it's a fact that Arizona. That is my prediction. And as you've noticed so far, I'm the only person who is not getting any game wrong here during your suicide pool. Okay, okay, you the expert,

Well you've got mine wrong though. I'm I mean, I don't even know if I don't even know what the

protocol here, but I would pick the Patriots. I will be picking the Patriots in my suicide pool outside of the podcast, So I will be picking the Patriots again because I don't see a way they lose the Cleveland Brown that I'm definitely by the way, while we're doing a suicide pool, I gotta tell you, I might not even use the Patriots all year because for me, this is this is personal personal for you, with personal for Steve mcclennan. Going back to Pittsburgh, we're all one here

at who does Syracuse play this week? You guys don't even know there. I think they're I don't know, to be honest with you, I'm so checked out at this point. Is fifty to thirty three at Matt Life. You're getting some offensive production. Yeah, I like Dino Babors a lot too. I just happened to sometime. Don't check out, I'm not I'm not checking out out. I'm just saying that this season is not going to be at the floor here.

Wake Forest, Wake Forest at wake Forest, Yes, a winnable game, um yes, and no wake Forest play tough defense well, and it really depends on the wake Forest offense if we're gonna be honest here, because that is directly correlated to the Syracuse defense, which is the major, major whole for the Syracuse Orange. But but I am, I am, you know, I am excited about it. I'm excited about the team's future. Just I'd like to fast forward. Okay,

let's go to basketball. You know, we'll have this discussion in basketball season, because in Syracuse there are two seasons winter winter and winter and basketball season. That is the saying so, and that's all we have for laces in today again, Ethan Greenberg joined alongside Alex Steimo and Eric Allen. The Jets traveled to hines Field for a Sunday one pm matchup, A very freaking matchup at that talent on both sides of the wall, on both teams, you don't

want to miss it again. This is laces In. Make sure to subscribe to the Jets podcast Network. We're on your phone, we're on your computer real quick. Did your mother finally figure out how to subscribe? Did you subscribe? It's funny you much of my mother. Man. That's Donna Allen, because she had my She and my dad listen to all the podcasts and she said, you guys do a nice shove together. You listen to one with part maybe Chad,

and you listen to the one with US three. And not to be long winded, but he said that Alvin does a good job. An it's not really great, Alberg. Here, you're very That's okay, that's all right. I appreciate. I like you're out with two thumbs up Alvin. And that's all we have for laces In. Stay tuned for next week for my outfit, which will be black and white. Spoiler alert, it will be very simple again. New York

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